Author Archives: Two Purple Couches

Updated House Tour: Entryway and Dining Room

House Tour of 2014 by Two Purple Couches #housetour #hometour #homedecorating #interiordecorating

First I want to say a big, huge, enormous, bear-hug type of THANK YOU!!!!!! to everyone who participated in my Blogiversary survey & giveaway! I’m so stoked that you took the time to celebrate with me, and let me learn more about what you love about this blog, and what you’d love to see more of in Year 3!

As I was planning for my 2nd Blogiversary Bash, it dawned on me that my house tour photos are also two years old. And while that doesn’t sound all that old, considering the changes our home has gone through in those two years… well, it’s a pretty drastic difference. At least to me!

So I thought I’d take some time over the next few weeks to update my house tour, room by room, and bring you guys along for the ride! Whoo! For your safety, please keep all hands, arms and legs inside the blog at all times.

Oh, and you guys are in for a few treats (warning: this may be an over-promise), because I also realized that there are some house things I haven’t shared with you yet (gasp!).

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How To: Make a Vertical Herb Garden

How to Make a Vertical Herb Garden by Two Purple Couches #gardening #urbangardening #verticalgardens #herbs #basil #cilantro #rosemary #chives

One of my favorite things about summer is having fresh herbs on hand to use in recipes: basil for homemade pesto, cilantro for tacos, mint for infusing water, etc. And in years past I’ve potted these herbs on our deck, but having them on the floor of the deck isn’t really ideal, with rain causing soil to splash everywhere, blah, blah, blah.

So I decided to make a simple vertical herb garden to keep them in easy reach this summer.

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2nd Blogiversary Bash

Two Purple Couches 2nd Blogiversary #blogiversary #giveaways #twopurplecouches That’s right, folks! Two Purple Couches is two!! And this is a pretty special celebration, because I have a fan-freaking-tastic giveaway for you! Remember how you used to get goodie bags at your friends’ parties when you were a kid? Well, this is like a super-awesome adult goodie bag, chock full of some of my most favorite things!

So, are you ready to parrrrrrrr-tayyy?

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Silhouette Sketch Pens Peony Prints

Create art prints with Silhouette Sketch Pens by Two Purple Couches #silhouette #silhouettecameo #papercrafting #papercrafts #glitter #peony #flowerart

Hooray, Hooray! It’s May Silhouette Challenge Day! (Sorry, I think I’m having a bit of a Dr. Seuss moment).

This month’s theme is… Flowers! If you remember last month’s challenge, well… I sorta jumped the gun, didn’t I? Whoops. But, I love flowers and floral prints, so for this month’s challenge, I used my Silhouette Sketch Pens to create a set of Peony Prints.

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